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Make it Quick! Quick! Quick! – The Hindu (July 11, 2016)

Make it Quick! Quick! Quick! – The Hindu (July 11, 2016)

We live today in a world of fast food, express delivery, time-bound programmes, and so on. We always want to be ready to go, and hit the road running. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Today’s Word List:

  1. Gratification (noun) – satisfaction, fulfilment; pleasure, relish.
  2. Hanker after (verb) – yearn, desire, wish, have a longing.
  3. Hit the ground running (idiom) – do something at great speed.
  4. Interpretation (noun) – explanation, meaning, definition.
  5. Haste (noun) – hurry, rapidity, quickness, swiftness.
  6. In quick succession (phrase) – one after another without enough interval.
  7. Impatient (adjective) – irritated, annoyed, angry; intolerant, short-tempered.
  8. Cranky (adjective) – bad-tempered, irritable; disagreeable.
  9. Pronounced (adjective) – noticeable, distinct, recognizable, prominent.
  10. Resemble (verb) – look like, be similar to, seem like.
  11. Satiate (verb) – sate, fully satisfy, quench (a desire)
  12. Munch (verb) – chew, masticate, champ, (eat enthusiastically & noisily).
  13. Gobble (verb) – eat something hurriedly, guzzle, gulp.
  14. Dwell on (phrasal verb) – linger over, mull over, think about; elaborate on.
  15. Syntax (noun) – creating a sentence by the proper arrangement of words and phrases.
  16. Stem from (phrasal verb) – originate from, arise from, come from.
  17. Sweeping (adjective) – broad, extensive, expansive; wide-ranging.
  18. Crawl (verb) – creep, go on all fours, move on hands and knees
  19. Batter (noun) – A semi-liquid mixture of (rice & urad dal) flour.
  20. Ferment (verb) – undergo fermentation.
  21. Set aside (phrasal verb) – put down, abandon, discard, drop.

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